implementing-secret-scanning-with-gitleaks

This skill covers implementing Gitleaks for detecting and preventing hardcoded secrets in git...

What this skill does for you

This skill covers implementing Gitleaks for detecting and preventing hardcoded secrets in git repositories. It addresses configuring pre-commit hooks, CI/CD pipeline integration, custom rule authoring for organization-specific secrets, baseline management for existing repositories, and remediation workflows for exposed credentials.

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Who made it

Publishermukul975

Repositoryanthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Installs347as of Sep 27, 2026

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Security evidence

Security state at 2026-09-30: reviewed. State definitions. This records static evidence for this revision; live load eligibility is checked again.

3 static scans, 0 counted findings. The listed scanners recorded the results shown for this package revision.

Scanner	Date	Result
Edge static checks	2026-09-27	Pass
Cisco skill-scanner	2026-09-27	Pass
Semgrep Edge rules	2026-09-27	Pass

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Scanner scope, raw findings and mirrored provider records

Edge static checks (Edge-run): edge-static/1.0.1. Scope: Static patterns for remote execution, credentials with network sends, obfuscation, prompt overrides, hidden Unicode, binaries and persistence. Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57. Raw findings: 2. Counted findings: .

Cisco skill-scanner (Edge-run): cisco-skill-scanner/2.1.0. Scope: Local static, YARA, pipeline and behavioral analyzers; no LLM or AI Defense analysis. Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57. Raw findings: 2. Counted findings: .

Semgrep Edge rules (Edge-run): semgrep/1.178.0+edge-rules.c15016a36fd3+offline-v1. Scope: Six Edge-authored static rules with Semgrep CE; offline execution and metrics disabled. Semgrep-maintained rules excluded. Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Source and licence

Repository: https://github.com/mukul975/anthropic-cybersecurity-skills
Pinned skill file: View source at revision
Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57
Package hash: sha256:b0a3a5b47fd4a7166369863e1dd5f3e8bdfcb9a8004bc18883f6347fd63a2cf0
Licence: Apache-2.0